The Portland daily press., 1887-11-11
KlLLAKOFF.
A Parrot That Would Have Made a
Portland Druggists Fortune.

Mr.. w. Il. Stone is the well known drug
gist who keeps the store at the corner of
Green and Congress streets. Mr.. Stone is
the owner and concocter of cough remedy,
which he has named Killakoff The other
morning man stepped into the store, who
seemed cross between laboring man and
sailor, but without any special features to
attract attention. The man walked up to
the counter and held out his hand to the
druggist, saying
Good morning, Mr., Stone. you don't re-
member me, l guess"
Your face seems familiar" replied Stone
but cannot exactly place you"
Don't you remember" said the man,
about six months ago / stepped in here to
buy cigar. | had an awful cough, and YOU
noticed it: You asked, me if was doing
anything to cure it, and | replied that had
tried Adamson's Cough Balsam, Bulls
Cough Syrup, and lots of other remedies
without avail. You said that you had a
cough remedy called Killakotf, and that it
h nag met with great success You gave me
or cure me in week might bring back the
bottle and you would refund the money
paid for it. bought the stuff and told YOU
II II did cure me and ever returned to Port
land, would make you present.
"Oh, yes" said Stone, 81 remember Won
now" CThese chaps always do when they
see a good thing in prospectiye) well,
what luck did you have~
Il tell you," said the man, that stuff was
Just Immense. 1t did the business. 1t cured
the cough, and recommended it to- a mess
mate on trip to the West Indies and il
cured him, too. l did lots of good with it.
On the way home from Cuba several of the
men, after passing Hatteras and getting out
OF the Gulf Stream, were taken with severe
colds in this beastly October, chilly weather
had bought parrot in Cuba, a splendid
bird, who had already acquired quite guam
tity OF catch phrases. He is a boss parrot,
Killakof and giving it to the sick men, and
one day he, cried out, to our aston
ishment, 'Killakoff's the stuff Killa-
kof's the stuff! Great Scott, sir,
you could have knocked us all down
with a handspike when we heard that and
what's more that bird has got that catch
phrase SO put that he is constantly repeat
ing it., Now promised you present and
nave decided to give you that parrot"
by George" said Stone trembling with
excitement, that's the best thing 1 ever
heard. Why wouldn't take thousand
dollars for that parrot. But where is he, |
want to see him."
He's on board the vessel" said the man.
"and can't bring him up to the store until
evening. BY the way we shan't be paid off
I'LL 3 o'clock this afternoon and do want
little beer awfully. You couldn't give a fell
low dollar could you and let me pay you
Wnen bring the parrot.
'Why of course l could" replied Stone.
there's your dollar. There isn't ANYTHING
else | can do for you is there2"
We'll would like bottle of this per-
tune" said the man, ''and when | bring the
bird want you to give me three or four bot
ties Of Killakoff, for COUNT be without it,"
All right" said Stone, there's the per
tune, and as the man lighted one of his
best straight Havanas and walked out, Stone
to receive the parrot"
so long," said the man, and he leisurely
strolled down Congress street.
Well Stone was on hand at p. M. but the
man wasn't Neither has Stone seen that
'killakoff is the stuff, I" but he would like TO
interview his sailor friend for about five